Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) has reported that the North American rig count totaled 2,240, up from 2,230 the week before and down from 2,460 in the same period a year ago. The increase…
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks rose by a total of 20 billion cubic feet, lower than the 24 billion cubic feet that analysts were expecting. Natural…
The last couple of days have generated some interesting news on the green energy front. Today’s release of the Department of Energy’s report on wind power generation may be the biggest, but here are…
In 2011, the United States added about 6,800 megawatts of new wind power generation, 31% more than was added in 2010, but less than the total additions in 2008 and 2009. U.S. wind generation…
Most of the press coverage about gasoline prices points to the rise of the national average for a gallon of regular. The price has been rising rapidly — a cause for concern. The cost for…
Energy exploration & production firm Midstates Petroleum Co. (NYSE: MPO) today announced that it would pay $650 million in cash and stock for 109,000 acres net acres of producing, developed, and undeveloped acreage from…
Futures prices for gold, silver, and WTI crude are all lower today as the dollar gains strength against the euro. Oddly enough, the dollar index versus a basket of currencies is down this morning…
SolarWorld AG may not have a primary market listing in the United States, but the German solar power systems outfit often is considered a key player in the solar sector. Now the German outfit…
Tesoro Corp. (NYSE: TSO) announced that it that is has agreed to purchase BP PLC’s (NYSE: BP) integrated Southern California refining and marketing business for $1.18 billion, plus the value of inventory at the…
Oil prices has reached a three-month high of about $114 for a barrel of Brent crude. The spike in prices has at least three causes. The first is the explosion of a refinery owned…
Gasoline prices have begun to move higher, in large part due to a refinery fire at a Chevron (NYSE: CVX) refinery in California. Gas prices have fallen for nearly three months, a trend which…
Natural gas was doing such a great job at staging a recovery. The trend was recently looking more and more like natural gas was going to get a good heel in the door of a…
Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) has reported that the North American rig count totaled 2,230, down from 2,233 the week before and down from 2,423 in the same period a year ago. The weekly…
The past year and a half have been murder on solar PV makers. Share prices have fallen as much as 80% due to oversupply. Short interest in the solar stocks would seem to be…
AAA Fuel Gauge data show that gasoline prices are higher than a year ago for the first time since April. The report shows the average price nationwide for a gallon of regular was $3.673…